this was didn't reduce life for girl and said back in the suez canal operators fail in their latest bid to refloat a stranded cargo ship diggers or dredge ers and toads boats have been trying to free the vessel for days hundreds of ships are now stuck in a maritime traffic jam causing a major headache for global trade also coming up the wars that we've yet to german health official sound the alarm over the country's current covert $900.00 surge they warn it could prove deadlier than the previous year and

a tragedy on the tracks at least $32.00 people are killed and over $100.00 more injured in a high speed train collision in egypt. on why a heart thank you very much for your company everyone experts are warning it could take weeks to dislodge a huge container ship blocking egypt's suez canal a fresh attempt a day to refloat the vessel was not successful around 30 percent of the world's shipping container volume transister the canal daily more than $150.00 ships are now backed up waiting to enter the waterway the suez canal opens up a 70000 kilometer route from asia to europe the only alternative route around the horn of africa is much longer but many. now opting for that detour

a prolonged closure of the suez will almost certainly impact global trade it's already been hit hard by the pandemic. let's get some more details on this developing story you'd like to welcome now dr sell them our call the i know he is a maritime historian and a former merchant mariner mr michael yon a very warm welcome so far attempts to we float this massive 220000 ton giant have been unsuccessful besides the obvious size problem why is this such a complicated mission. it's complicated because of the position the vessel is in she hit and ran herself literally impaled herself into asia and her stern is hung up on africa and she's hanging between them in the suez canal puts her in a very precarious position with the weight of the vessel on its ends you have to be extremely careful about putting what's called longitudinal stress but basically you

don't want to cause the middle of the vessel to 2nd crack begin to leak or flood or worst case catastrophic liefeld they already have flooding in the forward sections the forepeak in the bow thruster rooms they want to be careful about rip minimizing further damage to the vessel and i understand that you believe there are signs now that dislodging the vessel might actually take longer than an initially thought why is that. well we saw the parent company evergreen begin to route their vessels around africa so that's a clear indication that they think this may take a long time we know the anchorages are filling up south and north of the canal so even if they were able to clear the canal immediately there would still be days of backlogs of vessels to get out there the egyptians have begun to dredge along the foer and section of the vessel on the port side the north side of the vessel but the survey company smit probably would want to do a full survey of the vessel there's there's a danger of going too fast and potentially endangering the vessel they don't want

the vessel to shift they don't want it to roll in this before they don't want to cause further damage that would expand this but at the same time the egyptians want to get this vessel out you know official in egypt today talked about the fact that that can now be cleared in 48 to 72 hours i think that's optimistic beyond what the capabilities are showing us right now now the cargo industry as you know has been trying to maximize profit in recent years by dispatching bigger and bigger ships with smaller and smaller cruise was the set disaster waiting to happen. well in many ways this this event was brought on by the last closure of the suez canal in the kloof suez canal closed during 1968 and you had the 8 year closure for it the maritime industry had a route around africa and they started developing these larger vessels of what we call economy of scale let's put more cargo on a single vessel instead of across several vessels the suez canal was expanded in

2015 specifically to handle a vessel like the ever given and again our economy we demand you know low cost transportation and the way to afford that is by creating these larger and larger vessels and the question is was this passage of the ever given through the canal prudent at the time if they had concerns about high winds as the company is saying then the pilots on board should have been aware that they should have taken the vessel into the canal it vess was only about 5 miles into the canal at the time. very complicated stuff there dr south america ya know i thank you so much sir for alighting us. thank you. and we're saying egypt where at least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in a high speed train collision in central egypt authorities say the crash was caused by people triggering emergency brakes on the leading train presidents obstacle has c.c. has warned that anyone found responsible or face serious consequences. twisted

steel and mangled carriage is green proof of the date the impact of 2 trains colliding in egypt so hard province. yes but i didn't know not no one passenger lifestream the immediate aftermath of the crash. and national outrage has been in an accident is so hard people are dying help us help us people are stuck together where's the help people are dying here and i do know god rather than i do not oh it is not only good unless i move people will die people will die in the train the train was turned over with people in it. and. when help did arrive it was too late for many. i mean this is quickly filled with lifeless bodies lifted from the wreckage. authorities say the collision happened

after someone pulled the emergency brakes on one of the trains causing at least 2 carriages to overturn egypt has been marred by train accidents in recent years its poor safety record is blamed on a crumbling infrastructure and insufficient maintenance. this is unlikely to be the last tragedy to unfold in egypt's railroads. let's bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. france bears heavy moral responsibility in the 994 wanton genocide in which more than 800000 tutsis were killed as the conclusion of a long awaited report commissioned by the french government the report found that france under then president for some of the hall was blind to what was going on and too slow to respond but it cleared french troops of any complicity in the slaughter . mean mars military has warned that protesters are at risk of being shot in the head activists against the coup have called for

a huge show of defiance on the country's armed forces day on saturday at least 320 people have been killed since the military took power on february the 1st. officials in bangladesh say at least 4 people have been shot dead during clashes between police and demonstrators many are protesting a visit to bangladesh by indian prime minister narendra modi to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence critics in bangladesh accuse mr modi of stoking anti muslim sentiment in india. to our attention and to germany where health officials here are warning that the 3rd wave of covert 19 currently gripping the country could prove prove deadlier than the previous 2 while they're urging the public to limit social contact over the easter holiday to slow the spread of the virus more than 21000 new cases were reported on friday the head of germany's

disease control center says the highly contagious u.k. variant is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country. we are facing some very difficult weeks we are at the beginning of this 3rd wave and it's triggered by the very end be 117. which we know is even more contagious and even more dangerous and therefore it's even more difficult to contain. there are very clear signals that this wave could be worse than the 1st 2 waves. and that was low tar beeler the head of the robert costa institute speaking earlier today in our political correspondent is on the story emma a very chilling message there from germany's a top disease specialist so why now well the situation in these ferry wearing indeed here in germany germany has entered a 3rd wave the infections are on the way up and mostly you mentioned it due to

various to be 117 variant in particular is more aggressive more infectious than to your original virus and it spread much quicker and it's spread among younger generations and that combined with the tendency of losing these of losing things of restrictions have led to a spike in infections almost 22000 new infections another 180 deaths today in a nationwide 7 days incidence rate of 120000 imagine tens if this prompted this warning that we've had just before and this really shows why this tough weeks lying ahead of us here in germany and are more cases being detected because free testing rapid testing is now readily available. well more testings is bound to lead to more positive results but regardless and these has been confirmed not only by law to whom we've just head but also by the

chancellor we are witnessing the exponential growth of infections he has missed a young warned that if things keep going that way well the hospital sector could reach a breaking point during a period if nothing changes now of course this is a bit of a incoherent week for us year because we had of course heard the chancellor merkel earlier this week saying you know sorry we're not going to do that 5 day lockdown today or yesterday i should say the chancellor called on the germans to be more optimistic and now we're hearing from the top doctor that you know brace yourselves what's the message. i think is to that this week has been confusing for many here in germany what i'm going to america said was that there was hope in the form of a vaccine show so reminded that even if the german the entire general population of european population was vaccinated well it wouldn't mean the end of the pandemic

because by definition well this is a global issue and if other countries don't have the means to vaccinate their own people then the virus might treat appear any time anywhere but here in germany and as a very slow rollout in terms of vaccination only 10 percent of the people got their 1st shots here in germany so 'd i'm going to america the chancellor said there was hope even people who kept on observing social distancing and as it basic rules of hygiene but that it's true that at this stage it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel to give you political. reporting thank you. so sports now for you the 2021 of formula one season starts the weekend with the behaving that complicate last year saw lewis hamilton win a 7th title tying the record set by german racing greets the herd this year hamilton is seeking a record 8 championship but he'll have to get past another schumacher to do it in

jail nick is among the competitors. the stage is set in bahrain for the return to formula one of one of the biggest names in the sport's history. driver make sure her will make his debut this weekend. i'm happy to be here i'm happy to grow to have brought back the human can name into formula one you know to see i've done it with championships on my back so you know we've proved that i'm able to drive race cars. 22 year old schumacher is last year's formula to champion and before that he cut his teeth in formulas $4.00 and $3.00 now he's arrived at the highest level. of my pos and is like you know the proper red one pastas just like well you know it's amazing i remember seeing my dad having one and i was like always i want to one but i was heading to one but anyways i have one now and it's amazing in i'm really looking forward to it. schumacher senior made his debut at

the same age exactly 30 years ago he went on to win a record 7 formula one championships. that record was equaled last year by the driver of this car. and now lewis hamilton is looking to go clear with an 8th title . of the rive more excited i think than i have in a long time. but a sitter going to succeed if we get going we're going to have a real great back to one way or another. that's what i've always loved. but in bahrain this weekend all eyes will be. on the air to the schumacher dynasty as she takes his 1st steps on racing's biggest stage. good luck to you watching you do we news here is a reminder of our top story this hour operators have failed in their latest bits are we float a massive cargo ship stuck in the suez canal experts say dislodging the ship could

take weeks the blockage is forcing many vessels to reroute around africa. you're watching it every news live from rome and up next is a covert $1000.00 a special program today's topic the psychological toll the pandemic is taking on young people will be coming up at the top of the hour little projects more to. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word going to include the coaxing germany touch.

to sleep why not come with him. to the chefs it's simple online on your mobile and free. to double using the learning course. german made easy. the covert crisis has taken a psychological toll on all of us but teens are especially hard hit. instead of going to class and hanging out with friends teenagers have been banished to a life of screens so the chewed and uncertainty. school closures and social distancing have cut them off from their support networks the risk of developing anxiety and depression is higher. psychologists say the needs of teens are often

overseen when it comes to covert restrictions. i mean for us all and thanks for joining us the struggle continues covert hasn't gone away it's one way valve after the next and lock downs become part of life for many of us but that doesn't make it any easier teen mental health services are overwhelmed in countries like belgium. rosebush had reports. long months of locked up and have been of battle for many young people. teenagers in acute mental distress come to middlemen hospital for psychiatric care often after traumatic events or suicide attempts among the residents is this 17 year old we are calling alexandra. was an extra. it was the one thing. to have

a. high risk. kind of isolated from my for. most of. my parents alexandra is not alone in struggling to cope with covert but she's one of those fortunate enough to access this hospital's help director sophie marceau says new admission requests for troubled teens have skyrocketed since january. mass thinks that's due to exhaustion exam stress and dashed hopes for a return to normality. although makeshift rooms were added there are no places left and no even the waiting list is closed. can you choose between a societal 15 year old and a suicidal 16 year old it's impossible with a doctor must believe the authorities could save lives by prioritising teens as society reopens this birth and. we need to create spaces for play for joy and for

conversation so all young people can once again be part of the social fabric of life something so crucial for teenagers. if not there's a real risk their mental health will keep deteriorating and i'm truly afraid to said rates increase what it feels like we're at the edge of for the tsunami and actually need to build flood defenses. as the young people living here build up their emotional defenses to reenter the outside world alexandra hopes sharing her story will give strength to other teens who are suffering. we're all struggling with this situation. the fact that we're all still here and we're all fighting against is something very positive and something that will make grow and we'll be able to look after and say well i once through these tough times i made. her priority is getting better as soon as she can

which could open the door for another young person who needs help. because it's a really is an associate professor in psychology of the car alinsky institute and. one year into this pandemic you afraid the number of teens with mental health problems will keep rising. well yes i am our study was conducted over 20 in me last year and already then we could see quite severe effects on both children and their parents and i think it's important to notice that although we examine the effects of homeschooling i think that this was certainly not limited to just effects on the academics but also on mental health issues so how has home schooling affect the mental health of children and parents based on your studies. our study included about 7000 ratings from parents on the effects of that on their own life and on their

children's and data was collected in 7 different european countries and about 25 to 35 percent of the parents reported negative impacts severe negative effects like i would say on their child's life and as many as 35 to 55 of the parents supported negative effect on themselves. and with the cord to their effects on the children i think that a lot of. children had really large problems carrying out home schooling they were really large demands on them and doing a lot of studies and they at that increased their you know mental health problems and parents also reported a lot of worrying and a lot of stress because they had to carry out most of the home schooling where the children yeah well apart from the extra what the extra the added stress what about positives for new studies i know i had a bit of

a hard time at school when of mind skipping the buses and long walk to school as well. well that is true and actually that the transportation issue he says is something that a lot of parents are actually talking about that it saves time that they don't have to travel to school especially for the older children which they might have a longer time to get to school and back and that time can of course we set spent on for example exercise and family time so a lot of the pain or not a lot but some of the other families are reporting you know more family time they do things together and they have lunch together but that's of course dependent on if the parents are also at home working where as we do have also a sub study on or a subgroup of children with mental health problems who are actually bullied in school and don't have a good social relationships with their peers and they are of course also happy to be at home so some of those kinds of positive effects can also be seen but i

should be careful and say that this is really a subgroup of people reporting the positive effects you said you talked to thousands of families what were the most significant differences between countries . well i think the largest differences between countries were actually in how homeschooling was carried out. and that of course also had effects on the negative and positive effects so in general we saw that a lot of the home schooling was carried out studies or in conflict with the parent and very little homeschooling was carried out as online teaching but this really vary between countries and in the u.k. and germany for example about 5 percent of the time was spent online teaching whereas the corresponding numbers were about 25 to 30 percent in sweden and italy so this was really had a huge effect of course on that these families. this also resulted in that large

difference with differences with regard to how much schooling that the children actually did in u.k. for example quite a lot of the children only got about one or 2 hours of schooling each day and this was of course you know the huge difference compared to the children in for example sweden they had a lot of online teaching so briefly lisa what's the best way to educate kids in a pandemic. well i think that we do need to do more online teaching especially i mean even for younger children i think it's doable we have seen that some schools have been managing on my teaching for for young children as well and i think it's it's really not possible for parents to do to take such a large responsibility in the home schooling if we should have funded well functioning system. i also think it's important to take into account the new

technologies that we have that we can use to make this school teaching more adaptable and actually be adapted to the needs of the individual students but this of course requires that we have you know each student needs to have their own computer they need to have a good internet connection and they need to have a quite place to sit and do their home schooling and this is of course not it's a reality for a lot of children in europe today not always a given these are terrelle thank you very much for being on the show today thank you. and for the last time this week is derek williams with another about fuel questions. have we seen any impact on babies born from covert positive mothers. i was really surprised just how complex this answer turned out to be and just how many issues are involved the 1st is the

breakdown of access in many places during the pandemic to 2 routine prenatal care for expecting mothers now that's definitely having a big impact on child health though the one that's hard to quantify the good news the experts say is that babies born to mothers infected with sars code to actually very rarely get severely ill themselves and studies show that in general the virus appears not to cross the placenta however they also show that pregnant women who catch covert 19 are at more risk of developing severe forms of the disease and and this is key that an infection during pregnancy likely contributes to a higher risk of giving birth pre-term one estimate says 1000 in the mother

makes pre-term delivery this 3 times more likely and that's something that unquestionably has a negative impact on newborns and previous face a whole range of unique medical and development issues many of which can be mitigated by a simple yet vital measure which is skin to skin contact with parents that's also known as as kangaroo mother care the problem is because of the pandemic babies are being separated from their infected mothers at alarming rates of a. is it lee to protect the child's health but according to the w.h.o. that's doing actually a lot more damage than good in a report published last week it said the practice was putting newborn lives at risk in a big way and encouraged hospitals to allow mothers and babies to share rooms

even if the mother has an active covert 1000 infection because although it seems counter-intuitive kangaroo mother care will generally help the infant much more than a coping $1000.00 infection would hurt it. thank you derek thank you for watching and stay safe also you've been sitting up like. a freak out. to young visionaries. with a dream. jones our next matches so you can do a social innovation academy talent to come here to learn how to turn their ideas into successful businesses i never knew that what i'm doing this week i am now. in my country for go. next on t.w.

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